Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 367 Familiar

The world's manganese reserves total 5.7 million tons, and southern Africa's reserves are 1.5 million tons.

So in southern Africa, let’s not talk about technological capabilities, there is really no shortage of raw materials, basically what you want, if you can’t develop a strong industrial country in this way, Rock really doesn’t know what to say.

A small steel helmet actually has a high technological content.

When it comes to steel helmets, many people may think of the German M35 helmet in World War II. In fact, the German M35 was not the best steel helmet at that time, but the American M1 was.

However, the M35 also has its merits, that is, the ear protection design of the M35.

The reason why the American M1 helmet does not use the ear protection design is to prevent identification problems. In fact, the original version of the M1 has ear protection, but because the M35 appeared before the M1, if the M1 also adopts the ear protection design, it may cause damage on the battlefield. There is no distinction between friend and foe, so the M1 canceled the ear protection design when it was finalized.

This problem does not exist now. The leather helmets currently equipped in Germany still have "lightning rods". The design of the ear protection was transplanted to the steel helmet of the Rhodesian Northern Division.

In Nyasaland, the number of this version of the helmet is M1.

In addition to the ear protection design, there is also a lining suspension.

The function of the lining suspension is very important. The main function of the steel helmet is to prevent damage from shrapnel, and the protection effect on bullets is not good.

In fact, if the bullet hits the helmet directly, even if the bullet cannot penetrate the helmet, the impact force of the bullet can break the soldier's neck bone, so the lining suspension is very important. To protect the cervical spine to the greatest extent, the most is to knock off the helmet, so as to protect the soldiers.

The M1 helmet of the U.S. military uses a plastic lining for suspension, which was very luxurious at the time. Now Roque doesn’t even have to think about it, because plastic has not been invented yet, so Roque can only use the leather suspension used by the M35.

In fact, the effect of practical leather suspension is also good. Although the protection performance is not as good as that of plastic suspension, the power of weapons in this period is not as good as that of World War II, so Rock simply made the leather lining into a baseball cap style. The lining is put inside the helmet as a lining for hanging when fighting, and it is a separate baseball cap in daily life.

Therefore, the baseball cap has now become the favorite equipment of officers and soldiers of the Northern Rhodesian Division, second only to the military boots equipped by the Northern Rhodesian Division.

Speaking of military boots, this is also a huge improvement.

The military boots of this period were basically shallow leather shoes, and the leggings and leather shoes were not integrated, but two separate parts.

The military boots used by the Rhodesian Northern Division are at least fifteen centimeters high, and the toe part is specially reinforced. A steel plate is sandwiched between two layers of cowhide, which can protect the soldiers' feet to the greatest extent, and not only effectively avoids the Unexpected injuries caused by rough terrain, and can also prevent the bites of snakes and insects, so once the military boots were launched, they were greatly welcomed by the officers and soldiers of the northern Rhodesian division.

Not only the Northern Division of Rhodesia, but in Nyasaland, military boots and baseball caps are now very popular products. The Nyasaland Agricultural Company also regards these two products as distribution products and distributes them to Nyasaland Every employee of Lan Agricultural Company.

Even so, there are still many people who are willing to spend their own money to buy baseball caps and military boots from the market for their family members.

Oh, by the way, in Nyasaland, baseball caps are not called baseball caps, but curved brim hats, or Nyasaland hats, because in Nyasaland, the sport of baseball has not yet been developed.

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When passing the first line of defense of the rebels, Rock deliberately entered the rebels' position and walked around casually.

The power of the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire gun is still very good. Rock did not know how many shells the 37mm Maxim rapid-fire gun fired in the short period of time just now, but the rebels were at the first line of defense. 2000 corpses.

These corpses are now stripped clean and concentrated on the side of the valley. Several members of the militia are pouring gasoline on the pile of corpses, preparing to set them on fire later. This is also the regulation of the Nyasaland Army. It must be dealt with in time to avoid diseases and plagues.

On the other side of the valley, thousands of rifles of various types are piled up in a pile, and the models are in a mess, ranging from the slightly advanced Martini Henry to the flintlock guns that can enter the museum.

Martin couldn't help sighing: "This should be an old antique from the Boer War period. If we report this situation, will the expeditionary army be held accountable?"

I can't go into details about this matter. If it is really pursued seriously, the expeditionary force will definitely be responsible.

Although the expeditionary army stipulated that all captured weapons should be destroyed, but under the circumstances at that time, the expeditionary army could not destroy all weapons at all.

Come to think of it, even the livestock that the expeditionary force promised to the Zulus would appear on the black market, so it is not uncommon for captured weapons to appear on the black market.

What's more, the expeditionary army hired Zulus as scouts at that time. Those Zulus had to scout the enemy before the battle, and they were also responsible for cleaning the battlefield after the war. Therefore, many times, the expeditionary army turned a blind eye.

"Forget it, it's been so long, even if you report it, you won't be able to find the person responsible, but you will make enemies for nothing. Such a loss-making business cannot be done." Rock doesn't care about these trivial matters. The main task now is to eliminate the rebels. These weapons are insignificant.

If Roque is willing, Roque can of course also report.

However, reporting does not necessarily lead to results. Instead, it will create a lot of enemies for Rock in the military, which is really not worth the candle.

"Why don't we get these weapons and sell them to the Yao people?" Martin was still reluctant to destroy these weapons directly, and his mentality was probably similar to that of the generals of the expeditionary force back then.

"Sell it if you want--" Rock doesn't care about these things, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and he will be confused when he should pretend to be confused.

Martin will definitely not eat alone. After the war, Anton and Martin will be knighted without any accidents, and Rock's knighthood will also be promoted. Those ordinary soldiers will not get much benefit.

So what Martin is doing now is also for the benefit of the soldiers. These weapons must be looked down upon by the Rhodesian Northern Division, and maybe the Yao tribe.

Even if the Yao people don't like it, don't the Tailala people in the Congo Free State still don't like it?

Even if it is inconvenient for Nyasaland to do business with the Terraras, is there no demand for mercenaries in Madagascar?

So in Africa, many things really can’t be touched deeply. If you think about it carefully, Africa is really full of gold.

An hour later, the main force of the Rhodesian Northern Division had all crossed the first line of defense of the rebels, and continued to dig positions 300 meters away from the second line of defense of the rebels.

This is also the rule of the Rhodesia Northern Division. Even an enemy who is vulnerable to a single blow must be treated as a life-and-death enemy. This is to despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically.

The starting position of the attacking troops was still 100 meters away from the artillery position.

This time, the one in charge of the attack was replaced by Company F.

"What the hell, we only have to dig the ground for the day. It only takes 10 minutes to fight the battle, and at least half an hour to dig the ground. The shovel I just issued is already curled." Staff Sergeant Xia Sheng looked at the rolled blade. Army spade couldn't help complaining.

Rock has even tossed out his helmet and military boots, and he will definitely not forget the military shovel known as the "multifunctional artifact".

In the past, when Rock was doing foreign trade, he often sold various counterfeit military shovels to foreigners, so Rock was very familiar with the styles of military shovels.

A multi-functional army shovel has different uses such as whistle, climbing pick, fish scale knife, wrench, bottle opener, saw, pliers, etc. When necessary, the army shovel can also be used for frying eggs or hand-to-hand combat, so the army shovel It is a real "multifunctional artifact".

Unfortunately, because the current level of metallurgy is not good enough, the military shovel issued by Rhodesian Northern Division is not good enough, so it didn't take long for Xia Sheng's military shovel to curl its blade.

This really made Xia Sheng very distressed. Although the blade of the military shovel can be replaced for free, if the tools issued by the soldiers are not damaged within one year, the soldiers can get special rewards. Although the rewards are not many, they are still It made Xia Sheng a little distressed.

There is no way, I was really poor and afraid before, so I really can't be generous.

"Stop talking nonsense, do you think yours is the only one that has rolled the blade? I've also rolled the sword—if I really feel sorry for the military shovel, I will sell some energy when I fight later. Killing one more enemy is worth more than ten military shovels!" F The company commander Dou Zhen is also digging positions. In the training camp of the Northern Rhodesia Division, civil engineering is an essential combat skill for every soldier. There are fixed standards for traffic pits used in places that cannot be connected, and various complex defensive points, headquarters, health centers or wounded transfer stations, and toilets.

Every soldier in the teaching battalion is trained as an officer, so civil engineering is considered a basic quality. Everyone must be proficient in operation and familiar with various operations, so the company commander Dou Zhen also has to do it when it is time to dig the parapet .

"Company Commander, I heard that when E Company rushed to the rebel position just now, all the rebels were dead, and let E Company take advantage of it for nothing. Do you think we will have such a good life later?" The cigarettes distributed are similar to those of Dou Zhen.

"Did you forget all the discipline on the battlefield? If you want to kill yourself, don't hurt me!" Dou Zhen snatched the cigarette, rubbed it into a ball, and slammed it on Xia Sheng's helmet.

"Why are you still angry—Is it okay for me to dig trenches—" Xia Sheng was very aggrieved. He only had one pack of cigarettes a day, and now he fed them all to the dogs.

Returning to his seat, before Xia Sheng could recover, the third-class soldier Ma Jin sneaked over to him: "Squad leader, beat me—"

Xia Sheng grabbed the cigarette, rubbed it into a ball, and smashed it hard on Ma Jin's helmet.

"Did you forget all the discipline on the battlefield? If you want to kill yourself, don't get me involved!"

These words sound familiar.

(End of this chapter)